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Filesystem Access

How workspace boundaries are actually enforced.

A coding action’s target path is checked against the declared workspace root before any write happens — a path resolving outside that root is refused, not silently redirected. See Core Concepts → Workspaces.

How it works

What you see

  • Permission questions, connection approval screens, blocked-action messages, workspace boundaries and system-change warnings.
  • When something is blocked, you see why.

What PawOS does

  • Security-sensitive actions are carried out by protected parts of the app that the interface cannot bypass.
  • Commands follow strict rules that prevent injected or chained commands.
  • Credentials stay in each connection’s secure storage — you never paste them into chat.

Permissions

  • No plan approval, companion setting or urgency can skip a permission question.
  • Changes to files, commands, git, installs, system settings, deployments and connected services always need approval.

Records

  • Security-sensitive actions record the request, the approval, the result, and why anything was blocked.

Good to know

  • Review plans, diffs, commands and deployments before approving them.
  • Your operating system and connected services have their own permission prompts and policies.